Arne Jacobsen and Fritz Hansen Model 3107 Mid Century Cowhide Dining Chairs with New Upholstery - Set of 6

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A set of six chairs model 3107, designed by Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz Hansen. The chairs have recently … more A set of six chairs model 3107, designed by Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz Hansen. The chairs have recently been upholstered in elegant cowhide leather.

The celebrated Model 3107, or Series 7, chair showcases Arne Jacobsen’s (1902–71) trademark understatement and interplay between form and functionality. Part of a seductive foray into minimalism for the modernist Danish architect and designer, the Series 7’s seat and backrest were produced from a single piece of bent plywood in 1955 for manufacturer Fritz Hansen. The lean, stackable chair updates Jacobsen’s simple and spare 1952 Ant chair to a broader base while retaining its revolutionary construction (also a one-piece seat and back) and adding an extra leg. It was a thoroughly modern design inspired in equal parts by the Danish cabinetmaking tradition that preceded Jacobsen as well as the gentle and organic forms that typified Scandinavian modernist furniture. The chair was also a technical advancement of Charles and Ray Eames’ innovative plywood molding techniques. less